trooper

Example Sentences

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In one instance witnessed by a Journal reporter in July, ICE officers in Lake Worth, Fla., snapped pictures of two Guatemalan men whom a state trooper had just stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

The trooper and others are being treated at a nearby hospital.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

A state trooper pulled over the suspect's car on Terminal Drive after receiving a registration plate reader alert, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers told a news conference.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

During a morning briefing, Patel highlighted a few specific defendants — including a state trooper from Minneapolis, an undocumented immigrant arrested in Norfolk, Va., and a former Washington, D.C., police officer, the Washington Post reported.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

“Keith’s wife, Leila, wants to know what’s going on with the subpoena,” the trooper told the investigator.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel